Manually-removable bottle-cap.



E. H. HOSIER.

MANUALLY REMOVABLE BOTTLE GAP.

APPLICATION FILED DBL-31, 1912.

1,130,905. Patented Mar. 9, 1915. Q

UNITED sTATEs PATENT oFFroE.

ERNEST H. HOSIER, 01 WHITE HAVEN, II?E1\TNSYLVAI\TIA.'

MANUALLY-REMOVABLE BOTTLE-CAP.

Specification of Letters Patent. 7

Patented Mar; 9, 1915.

Application filed. December 31, 1912. Serial No. 739,552. i

and has for its object to provide a device of this character which embodies novel features of construction whereby the cap can be readily removed at any time without the use of a special opener or other tool.

A further object of the invention is to provide a manually removable bottle cap which is comparatively simple and inexpensive in its construct-ion, which does not interfere with applying the cap to the bottle in the usual manner, which does not interfere with the packing or handling of the bottle, and which can be removed at any time by means of the fingers.

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel combinations and arrangements of parts as will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the novel features thereof being pointed out in the appended claim.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bottle provided with a manually removable cap constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation of the neck of the bottle, portions of the cap being broken away and shown in section, the position assumed by the parts when removing the cap being indicated by dotted lines, and Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the bottle neck with the manually removable cap applied thereto, viewing the device from a position at right angles to that of Flg. 2.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

Specifically describing the present embodiment of the invention, the numeral 1 designates a bottle which may be of any conventional construction and is formed with a neck 2. The mouth of the bottle is upper end of the neck is formed with an enlargement 4. This enlargement A has downwardly inclined sides and a shoulder 5 is provided at the base thereof. A cap fi is adapted to be fitted over the mouth of the bottle and is provided with an interior lining 7 of cork or similar material which is adapted to engage the upper end of the bot tle neck to provide a tight seal. A strip 8 of resilient metal extends across the top of the cap 6 and is permanently and rigidly surrounded by an annular bead 3, while the i connected thereto by some suitable fastening,

means such as the rivet 9. The ends 8 of the strip 8 are extended downwardly along the sides of the bottle neck and terminate in the inwardly extending claws 10 which are adapted to fit under the shoulder 5 to hold the cap securely in position upon the bottle. The end portions or arms 8 of the strip 8 have a resilient action, and when applying the cap to the bottle, the claws 1O slide downwardly upon the inclined surface of the enlargement 4; and are thereby forced apart until the cap is firmly seated upon the bottle neck, when the said claws 10 spring under the shoulder 5 so as to hold the cap in position. A finger piece 11 is applied to one of the arms 8, the said finger piece being preferably formed of wire so as to be readily bent downwardly into an out of the way position when not in use. However, when it is desired to remove the bottle cap, the operator bends the finger piece 11 outwardly into the position indicated by dotted lines on Fig. 2, and then pulls outwardly upon the same to draw the arm 8 away from the bottle. neck and release the claw 10 from engagement with the shoulder 5. The bottle cap can then be readily removed from the bottle, and where care is exercised in the removal of the cap itcan again be applied to the bottle so as to tightly seal the same, should such be found desirable.

In the specific construction of the finger piece 11, it is preferably formed by looping a piece of wire, the end portions of the loop being extended through an opening 12 in the arm 8 and then being bent around the edges of the arm 8 as indicated at 13; The wire finger piece 11 can be bent downwardly when not in use so as to occupy an out of the way position and not interfere in any mannor with the packing or handling of the bottle.

herein described manually removable bottle cap including a cap adapted to be applied to the mouth of a bottle, a transverse strip extending across the top of the cap and having the ends thereof bent downwardly to pro vide retaining arms, the extremities of the said arms being bent inwardly to form claws adapted to engage a shoulder on the bottle neck and one of the arms having an opening therein, fastening means securing the transverse strip to the cap, and a looped wire finger piece, the extremities of the looped Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patentw wire being inserted through the before men- 7 tioned opening in one of the retaining arms 1 and bent around the edges of the retaining;

arm to hold the looped finger piece in position, said finger piece being adapted to be bent inwardly into an out of the way positron when not in use and provldinga means 1 for pulling the retaining arm outwardlylto remove the cap from the bottle when bent outwardly so as to be grasped by the fingers. In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two vwitnesses.

ERNEST H. HOSIER. Witnesses:

CHAS. F lVHAREN, W; H. I-IOSIEIL;

Washington, D. G." 

